Biography
Ashim Ahluwalia studied film at Bard College, New York. His directorial debut, JOHN & JANE, premiered at the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals in 2006. It was the first Indian film to be released theatrically by HBO Films. His second feature, MISS LOVELY, had its world premiere in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. His third film, the true-life gangster epic DADDY opened on 2000 screens worldwide on Sept 8th, 2017. His short film EVENTS IN A CLOUD CHAMBER (2016) made on Super 8...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
The Field Guide to Evil
2018
Director
A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid th...
Daddy
2017
Director, Screenplay, Story
This is the gritty and sensational true story of Arun Gulab Gawli, a mill worker’s son who grew up in Mumbai’s impoverished Dagdi Chawl, to become an ...
Events in a Cloud Chamber
2016
Director
In 1969, Akbar Padamsee, one of the pioneers of Modern Indian painting, made a visionary 16mm film called Events in a Cloud Chamber. This was one of t...
Miss Lovely
2014
Director, Story, Editor
A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produc...
John & Jane
2005
Director
A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800...
Thin Air
1999
Director
An extremely rare and hard-to-find documentary short by director Ashim Ahluwalia. Thin Air chronicles the lives of three magicians against the backdro...
HUM
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Director
When the wedding takes place the hijras (third gender role in India) arrive to bless the shifting tides of minds in a swirl of colours and identities.
Unidentified Actress
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Director
Ashim Ahluwalia offers a disturbing glimpse into the dark side of Indian cinema and the broken lives it left behind with Unidentified Actress, on an e...